Category Archives: Culture

  There are barriers on the street corners waiting to be dragged out to block off the streets. At 9:30 the bags are already over the parking meters proclaiming that anyone there after 2 p.m. will be towed. It must … Continue reading →

In honor of their 25th anniversary, those Krazy Krauts at Taschen are republishing some of their finer volumes at a new low, low price. Taschen has always had a fine foreign eye for the pulp sleaze of the good old … Continue reading →

huh? POETRY NIGHT 7:30 p.m., Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom, 114 S. Main St. Poets present an aesthetic of unpampered inspired by the frustrating but ultimately beautiful. Free.

  EDIBLE ARCHITECTURE 2 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library, Malletts Creek branch. Who can build the tallest food structure? Free.  

I guess everybody knows who Mitch Albom is. People around here, however, still remember him as a sportswriter for the Free Press, and in fact he still acts in that capacity from times to time, as well as contributing an … Continue reading →

READ TO LOGAN THE LIBRARY DOG 6:30-8 p.m. (Sign up for a 10-minute slot), Ypsilanti District Library, 229 W. Michigan Ave. Kids may read aloud to a trained Therapaws dog. Free. Registration required.

The Head-Thing The Root of All The Dead Speak From Hell The Incandescent Division Fancy That Psychopomp Grandiosity Reading The Trespass Statute Grooming Since I was Disequilibrium The Mole Men Want Your Eyes

  I remember the first time I saw Shakey Jake Woods (he actually signed things "Shakin’ Jake," but common usage will always make him Shakey) – it was at my alma mater, Kenyon College in tiny Gambier, Ohio. On my … Continue reading →

Wow – yesterday I was too wiped to type, but I’m glad to say the Fifth Annual Kerrytown BookFest went off very well. Attendance was good, steady and plenty, the weather started dicey but turned beautiful, and the tents weren’t … Continue reading →